Living up to its name as the songwriting capital of New Zealand, Kingsland has been humming with new tunes this week, with almost 50 music-makers coming together for Parachute Music’s 2020 Song Week.
The 5 day songwriting camp, organised by Jane de Jong (Ruby Frost), brought together a diverse group of songwriters, topliners and producers to team up and create a song a day. A mixture of established writers and fresh talent, the event involved Parachute’s development artists and producers as well as members of their in-house musical community. Taking place in Parachute’s studio complex in Kingsland, the event filled 11 studios with writing sessions each day, with the week ending in a batch of over 50 new tunes.
The second of its kind since Parachute’s inaugural Song Week last year, the event has been an important regathering of the New Zealand music community in the wake of lockdown’s isolation.
Parachute CEO Mark de Jong says “Creativity never stops - in fact, it's more important now than ever. Songs and stories are a part of our collective processing. We’re proud to play our part in bringing this range of voices together.”
Thanks to APRA AMCOS NZ for their support of the event.
Artists & writers involved in the week include:
Paige, Lepani, Balu Brigada, RIIKI, Alex Farrell-Davey (Alae), Ash Wallace (Foley), Dave Baxter (Avalanche City), Georgia Lines, Jon Lemmon, Cassie Henderson, Sally, Reuben Fleetwood, Possum Plows, Neil MacLeod, Stephanie Brown (Lips), Jeremy Redmore, Nick Dow, Jayden Paul (Daily J) & Harry Parsons.Producers include: Rory Noble, Devin Abrams, Simon Oscroft, Matt Sadgrove, Abigail Knudsen, Will Henderson, EDY, Maude Morris & Dan Martin. Plus Parachute Studios tenant producers Nic Manders, Joseph Faris, Simon Gooding, Ben Malone & Josh Naley.